He was indicted by a federal grand jury in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election leading up to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, according to a court document.
As part of the probe, the rump has been indicted on
four counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States;
conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding;
obstruction of and an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding;
and conspiracy against rights.
The former president is scheduled to appear at the Washington, DC, federal courthouse at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday.
The indictment details the rump's unprecedented pressure campaign to throw out the 2020 result.This is the third time the rump has been criminally indicted.